"This..." Wei Haoran seemed hesitant. "Surely... surely that wouldn't work?"
"You know, the Eternal Flame requires inner resolve. If even that could reduce the cost, wouldn't that be way too overpowered?"
"Besides, didn't Elder Wang explain this?"
As he spoke, he repeated what Wang Jianguo had told them.
"Sacrificial items come in different categories. Some are used for combat, while others serve practical functions. Those are the two most common types, but there's also a special kind outside those categories. Using them requires paying a cost once, but they can grant other people supernatural traits."
"Haoran, stop." Zhou Qi patted his shoulder and said, "Feifei means we can't tell whether Chu Sheng obtained the Eternal Flame at a reduced cost, but we can stay on guard."
"Whether they have the Eternal Flame or not, staying alert is never wrong."
Li Feifei nodded from the front passenger seat at Zhou Qi's words. "That's exactly what I mean."
"From now on, don't let your guard down because of something someone else has. Staying alert is the bare minimum."
Understanding dawned on Wei Haoran. He smiled at Li Feifei. "Feifei, I wasn't thinking it through."
Then he continued, "Are we still following their convoy?"
"Yes." Li Feifei nodded.
"Although Chu Sheng doesn't seem like a good person, their convoy is no ordinary group."
As she spoke, something seemed to occur to her, and her lips curved upward. "Besides, didn't Elder Wang and the others tell us?"
"Their convoy has eight Sequence Adepts. When we encountered them before, they only had six."
"They're stronger than us, and they even have a sequence that can predict information. Following them is much safer than wandering around on our own."
"Did you really think our weekly radio calls were just to keep in touch?"
Seeing that Wei